Colleen Oakes is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Elly in Bloom. Elly Jordan makes a new life for herself after catching her husband in bed with another woman. She flees from Georgia and ends up in St. Louis, where she finally stops running and decides to stay. Along with the help of new friend Kim she opens her own flower shop, as flowers and creating masterpieces from them has always been her passion. Two years later Elly and her shop Poises is thriving, and she thinks she might be finally moving on from her past. But when she takes on a wedding that would not only allow her to pay off her apartment but boost her business exponentially, Elly comes face-to-face with the people she was trying so hard to forget.
I really enjoyed Elly in Bloom, and just loved the writing and the crisp descriptions that made me feel like I was a part of Elly’s world. Elly is a pretty comical character, who has a knack for being klutzy and talking too much. But she is very loveable, someone whose past clearly left a huge mark on her, and I commend her for uprooting herself like she did and trying to start over and stand on her own two feet. I imagine that could not be easy! There is a romance in the story between Elly and Isaac that left me in stitches from time to time. Their whole relationship was just awkward, but it made it that more funny to read about. Snarky Teenager was actually one of my favorite characters because of her spunk, and Kim was such a good friend to Elly that is was impossible not to love her. A very cute read with such an adorable cover, and I recommend!
4 stars
**Everyone who leaves a comment on Colleen’s tour page will be entered to win a $20 Amazon gift card! Anyone who purchases their copy of Elly in Bloom before April 15 and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five bonus entries.**
Connect with Colleen!
http://colleenoakes.net/ (My website)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15992353-elly-in-bloom (Goodreads)
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorColleenOakes (Facebook Author Page)
http://ranunculusadventure.blogspot.com/ (My Blog)
https://twitter.com/ColleenBlooms (Twitter)
http://pinterest.com/colleenblooms/ (Pinterest)
Buy the Book!
http://www.amazon.com/Elly-In-Bloom-Colleen-Oakes/dp/1477514120 (Amazon Link)
